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- the present invention relates in general to rolls of cushioning materials to be used in packaging, in conjunction with or independent of the packing material disclosed in U.S. Ser. No. 07,962,944, U.S. Ser. No. 07/936,608 and U.S. Ser. No. 07/851,911.
- the methods and apparatus to expand the packaging material and the methods of formation of the rolls are also disclosed.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,937,131 discloses a dunnage pad for use as cushioning.
- the sheet-like stock material is rolled inwardly to form a pair of pillow-like portions abutting one another. These portions are stitched, or otherwise fastened together.
- U.S. Pat. No. 3,799,039 discloses a mechanism which produces a dunnage-type product for use with packing, shipping, etc. The confirmation of the dunnage-type product does not allow the specific item to be wrapped, but rather cushions the item along the bottom and/or edges of a container.
- the co-pending applications disclose an environmentally safe filling material preferably manufactured from recycled paper in various sizes to meet the user's needs.
- the cushioning effect of the filling paper is achieved through expansion at the time of use and therefore is shipped in an unexpanded form to provide an advantage for shipping and storage.
- the slit paper is rolled into rolls which are used to fill boxes, thereby cushioning the articles shipped.
- the instant invention also discloses the apparatus and method to make the rolls.
- FIG. 1 is a top view of the slit, unexpanded paper used with the instant invention
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the expanded paper used with the instant invention
- FIG. 3 is a cutaway side view of an article wrapped with the expanded paper of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a cutaway side view of an article packaged in the crumbled expanded paper of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 is an end view of a representation of the spiral cylinder of the instant invention.
- FIG. 6 is a partial end view of the expanded paper forming the spiral cylinder
- FIG. 7 is a top view to the expansion machine of the instant invention.
- FIG. 8 is a side view of the expansion machine of FIG. 7.
- the instant disclosure relates to the method and equipment for the expansion of an expandable material, preferably slit, recycled paper as a packing material and to the use of the expanded material as a void fill in packaging. Optimum benefits are achieved when the expanded paper void fill is used in conjunction with the expanded material as a protective wrap for an article.
- the paper is slit as disclosed in the above noted co-pending application Ser. Nos. 07/926,944, 07/936,608, and 07/851,911.
- Stress is related to the force causing deformation. Strain is related to the amount of deformation.
- Energy is a measure of the capacity or ability of the body to perform work. It is a scalar quantity and is measured in the same units as work.
- the energy possessed by a body as a result of its motion is called kinetic energy.
- Energy possessed by a body as a result of its position or configuration is called potential energy.
- the energy is referred to as elastic potential energy.
- a cushioning material absorbs the energy of the article protected by the cushioning material.
- the elastic potential energy of the cushioning material is the amount of work the cushioning material can perform in absorbing the energy of the article.
- Hookes Law--the deformation of an elastic body is directly proportional to the magnitude of the applied force, provided the elastic limit is not exceeded.
- the expanded material of the instant invention does not exhibit a straight line relationship between the deformation and the magnitude of the applied force. The relationship more nearly follows the curve which is characteristic of rubber, as shown on page 182 of Elements of Physics.
- Elastic body is one that experiences a change in volume or shape when the deforming forces act upon it but resumes its original size or shape when the deforming forces cease to act.
- Elastic force is the force exerted by the body by virtue of its deformation.
- the elastic force created by the resistance of the paper fibers slows the acceleration of the force.
- the work performed by movement of the semi-rigid peaks as a force is applied by an article, is the elastic potential energy of the expanded material.
- Cylinders ranging in size from about 1 ⁇ 1 inch to 6 ⁇ 6 inches were tested. All sizes worked, with the 2 ⁇ 2 size being most effective.
- the solid core presented a rigid surface and lacked cushioning for side impact. It should be remembered that the sheet material decreases in width during the expansion step and the dimensions of the cylinder are in terms of final dimension of the finished cylinder. Cylinders less than 1 inch in length have a tendency to unravel, due to insufficient interlocking of cells, with the problem increasing with decreasing length. Additionally, cylinders under 1 inch in diameter offer insufficient cushioning effect for general applications. In terms of the correlation between unexpanded flat sheet material and finished cylinders, one square foot of sheet material will produce about two and three quarter finished cylinders.
- One 2 ⁇ 2 cylinder equals 0.376 square feet of sheet material.
- the tighter the cylinder is wound the greater the amount of sheet material is required to form a cylinder.
- the aforenoted correlation between sheet material square feet and cylinder diameter and length is a measure of how tightly the cylinder is wound.
- the tighter the cylinder is wound the firmer the cushion effect which is achieved.
- winding the cylinder too tightly will have the effect of removing air from the cylinders and lessening the cushioning qualities of the cylinders.
- winding forces on the slit paper material and the quantity of slit paper material used to produce a cylinder are critical.
- the cylinders can be customized to meet specific system requirements.
- Coreless cylinders were formed using hand powered winders.
- the coreless cylinders were better at absorbing impact at the sides and edges of the cylinders, than was experienced with the rigid core centered cylinders.
- the number of square feet of sheet material required to produce a cubic foot of coreless cylinders was higher than optimally desired, from a cost standpoint.
- the coreless cylinders provided highly effective cushioning characteristics.
- cylinders were produced with a hollow core and characterized by a 40 square feet (unexpanded sheet material) to 1 cubic foot of cylinder.
- the hollow core cylinders provided excellent impact and vibration protection.
- the hollow center spiral wound expanded paper provided a greater degree of soft cushioning than was provided by the tightly wound coreless cylinders of expanded paper.
- the cylinder of expanded paper with a hollow core center provided an excellent compromise between excessive use of raw material in the tightly wound cores and lack of side impact protection and added expense associated with the production of expanded paper cylinders with a rigid core.
- FIGS. 1-4 herein are being incorporated from co-pending application Ser. No. 07/936,608 and the descriptions briefly repeated in order to allow the instant disclosure to read more smoothly.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a portion of the cut, unopened sheet 10, showing the unopened slits 14 and 16 and the proportions between the slits 14 and 16 and the land 20. It can be seen from this drawing that the slit length 14L and 16L are uniform throughout the sheet 10, as well as the area between the row spacing 38 and the slit spacing 36.
- FIG. 2 the sheet 10 has been pulled in the direction of arrows B and C and opened to its optimum separation.
- the slits 14 and 16 have formed hexagonal cells 26, the slit spacing 36 has been angled, and the row spacing 38a and 38b has been warped to slightly less than a 90° angle.
- Row spacing 38a and 38b are basic mirror images of one another and connect the slit spacing 36 forming the hexagons. A more detailed description regarding the expansion process is disclosed in the above-identified co-pending applications.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate two methods, as disclosed in the co-pending applications, for packaging items.
- the article 32 is rolled with a sufficient quantity of the expanded sheet 10 to fill the shipping box 28.
- the expanded sheet 10 is crumbled within the shipping box 28 to approximately the 1/4 point. The article 32 is then placed in the shipping box 28 and the remaining space filled with the crumbled expanded sheet 10.
- the cylinder of the instant disclosure is a combination of the foregoing methods, combining the concepts of the two.
- the slit paper is expanded and rolled into a cylindrical spiral, having a predetermined diameter and altitude based on end use. As disclosed, as the paper is expanded, it forms raised cells. When the paper is rolled, these cells interlock with the adjacent layers as the paper spirals outward. The interlocking of the cells eliminates the need to secure the cylinders, thereby making them immediately ready for use.
- the spiral cylinder 40 of FIG. 5 is a conceptual illustration of an end view.
- the spiral cylinder 40 in FIG. 5 shows the concept of the interlocking cells 26 raised from the land 20 (FIG. 2), however for clarity, rectangles are used to depict the cells formed by the row spacing 44 (38a and 38b of FIG. 2) and the slit spacing 42 (36 of FIG. 2).
- FIG. 6 a portion of the spiral cylinder 12 is illustrated which more accurately depicts the formation of the cells 26.
- the actual cells 26 cannot be seen in the side view of FIG. 6, however the material forming the cells is depicted.
- the row spacing 38a and 38b and the slit spacing 36 are warped, thereby forming the peaks and valleys which interlock with one another.
- the self-locked cylinder provides maximum protection of article by absorbing the energy created by the impact.
- the absorbency is achieved by placing the layers in a position to force interaction between the cells.
- the positioning of the paper in a spiral prevents the paper from turning back on itself or twisting and thereby lessening the effect from the cell interaction.
- the spiral configuration is not only the most economical and easy to produce, it is structurally the most effective.
- the force applied to the cylindrical elastic body compresses in toward the center, with each interior layer creating an elastic force to return to its original position.
- the interaction of the cells additionally distributes the impact force through the entire cylinder, thereby providing increased protection of edge or corners of the object being shipped. This is unlike the commonly used styrofoam peanuts which act independently.
- the peanuts With the styrofoam peanuts, if the corner of an item receives the main force of impact, the peanuts separate, thereby allowing the item to slide within the box.
- the interlocking of the cells of the cylinders not only interlocks each individual cylinder but locks the cylinders to one another, preventing slippage of the item within the box.
- the spiral cylinder 10 can be varied in size dependent upon the intended use.
- the preferable size is approximately 2 inches in length and 1 1/2-2 inches in diameter.
- the hollow core cylinders provides good packaging protection from all angles of impact and utilized the square footage within the core most efficiently. Desired results are obtained with paper weight of 70 pound of recycled Kraft, 100% post consumer recylced paper.
- Paper size of 3.2 inches by 16 inches (52 square inches of unexpanded slit paper) produces one hollow core cylinder.
- One hundred twenty cylinders, representing 40 square feet of unexpanded paper fill one cubic foot volume as opposed to 210 tightly wound coreless cylinders being required to fill the same volume.
- Cylinders with a rigid cardboard core required 110 cylinders to fill one cubic foot.
- One cubic foot of unexpanded 70 lb. slit paper produces 37.2 cubic feet for void filling purposes when utilizing the hollow core method.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate the expansion machine 700 which rapidly produces optimum expansion of the slit paper 750.
- the paper is fed from a storage roll, not shown, to the upper and lower drive rollers 706 and 708, where it is placed between the rollers 706 and 708.
- the paper storage roll can be placed at any point along a 100° arch from the drive rollers 706 and 708, using the point directly perpendicular from the drive rollers 706 and 708 as the 0° point.
- Both the upper drive roller 706 and the lower drive roller 708 are covered with a friction material, such as shrink tubular material made of a heat shrinkable polymer, as for example polyvinyl chloride.
- a rubber spray or painted coating can be used.
- vinyl tape covered rollers and rubber rollers can be used. Abrasive coatings tended to produce some scratching of the paper and formation of dust due to the action of the abrasive material on the paper.
- the tension between the drive rollers and the expansion rollers must be sufficient to open, or expand the slit paper, but not sufficient to tear the paper. Typically, with a 30 pound paper, 2.5 oz. of force per linear inch, can be applied and with 70 pound paper, 5 oz. of force can be applied.
- the expansion should be sufficient to not only expand the paper, but also to crack some of the fibers, thereby decreasing the tendency of the paper to return to its unexpanded form.
- the lower drive roller 708 is driven by the motor 726 through the rotation of the motor gear 716 and drive gear 714.
- the rotation created by the motor 726 is transmitted along motor shaft 724 to the motor gear 716 where it drives the drive belt 718, which in turn rotates the drive gear 714.
- the motor gear 720 also connected to the motor shaft 724, drives the expansion belt 722, which in turn rotates the expansion gear 710. Due to the spacing of the motor gear 716 and the motor gear 720 along the motor shaft 724, an expansion shaft 712 is generally provided between the expansion gear 710 and the upper expansion roller 702 and lower expansion roller 704.
- the drive gear 714 is provided with 20 teeth as compared to the expansion gear 710 which has 14 teeth.
- the difference in the number of teeth changes the rotation speed of the upper expansion roller 702 and lower expansion roller 704 as compared to the upper drive roller 706 and lower drive roller 708. This allows the motor shaft 724 to rotate at a single speed.
- the differential can be obtained by a number of methods known in the prior art and the foregoing is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
- the speed differential between the upper and lower expansion rollers 702 and 704 and the upper and lower drive rollers 706 and 708 is critical as it provides the expansion of the slit paper 750.
- the slit paper 750 is being removed from the expansion machine 700 faster than it is entering, thereby forcing the slit paper 750 to expand.
- the speed differential between the expansion rollers 702 and 704 and the drive rollers 706 and 708 must be calculated to provide the required amount of expansion based on the weight of paper and end use.
- the expansion gear 710 and drive gear 714 can be changed to provide a increase or decrease in the speed differential.
- Other methods of changing the speed differential can be obtained and are known in the prior art.
- the spacing of the expansion rollers a distance of about 6 inches from the drive rollers produced some binding in the middle of the paper, apparently due to the contraction of the paper which coincides with the expansion of the paper in thickness and length.
- a space between the expansion and drive rollers of about 11.25 inches worked well for 19.5 inch rolled paper and with 3 inch wide paper, a minimum of 4 inches of separation between the roller sets.
- the distance between the drive rollers and the expansion rollers varies proportionally with the width of the unexpanded paper.
- the expansion device can be used to produce expanded product for use directly as a wrapping material.
- the automated roll dispenser provides for immediate use of the expanded paper minimizing space requirements while yielding maximum packaging usage by allowing the user to pull tightly during the wrapping process by stopping or braking when needed.
- the foot pedal is released and the automated expander brakes for final pulling and tearing. This leaves the process of maximum stretch intact for greatest packaging protection.
- An electronic unit can be employed to deliver measured quantities of expanded paper. Breaking at the end of the delivery provides for the user to tear the desired length of paper from the roll of paper. Alternatively, a cutting blade can be used to sever the delivered quantity of paper from the remainder of the roll.
- the upper expansion roller 702 and the lower expansion roller 704 are covered with a material which provides the affect of fingers.
- the covering must grip the unopened slit paper, without ripping the paper, and pull it open through use of the differential speed between the expansion rollers 702 and 704 and the driver rollers 706 and 708.
- the use of soft rubber covered rollers works to produce even expansion over the width of the paper. However, deformation of the paper can be experienced, in the form of crushed cells. That is, at the point of contact with the pair of expansion rollers, the expanded cells can be crushed by the rollers.
- the use of open cell and light foam can work to provide the required expansion. However, low density, open cell foam have a life span which is shorter than optimally desired.
- the preferred material is a nylon hook fiber of the type found in hook and loop fasteners of the type sold under the trademark VELCRO.
- the use of a set of rollers faced with hook ended fibers provided the required expansion without distortion of the expanded paper or deterioration of the rollers. Unlike, relatively firm foam covered rollers, the hook fibers did not crush the expanded cells as they passed between the expansion rollers. It should be understood that the role of the expansion rollers is critical in that they must be able to grip and pull the paper so as to impart a speed of travel to the paper which is greater than the speed of the paper when it passes through the drive rollers. This requirement is in conflict with the need to permit the expanded paper to pass between the rollers without the expanded cells being crushed.
- Bristles can be made of metal wire, such as carbon steel, stainless steel, brass, bronze.
- Brass and Bronze wire bristles are commercially available in the following dimensions:
- Natural hog and horse hair bristles are available commercially, in the following dimensions:
- Synthetic polymeric materials such as vinyl polymers, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and vinylidiene chloride are commercially available in the following sizes:
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